Making Trouble with Molly Naylor
Episodes
The Trouble with Flow, featuring Anna Jordan
03 May 2026
Contributed by Lukas
A treat for the ears! It's Anna Jordan (Yen, Lost Atoms, Succession, Killing Eve)! Anna made her name as a scriptwriter, but has now also published he...
The Trouble with Self Belief, featuring Harry Baker
26 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Harry Baker day! Harry is a poet with a background in MATHS. His poems have been watched by millions of people online, and his new collection TEN...
The Trouble with Isolation, featuring Benedict Lombe
19 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Benedict Lombe (Shifters! Lava!) day! Bene is an award-winning Congolese British playwright and screenwriter. Her work includes the hit play ...
The Trouble with Structure, featuring Lizzy Stewart
12 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Lizzy Stewart! Illustrator and writer! Molly's past collaborator!Maybe you've seen her pictures in there's a Tiger in the Garden, or Lights, Planets, ...
The Trouble with Perfectionism, featuring Jessie Burton
05 Apr 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Jessie Burton! Jessie Burton is the multi-million best-selling author of four novels: The Miniaturist, The Muse, The Confession&nb...
The Trouble with Getting Older, featuring Athena Kugblenu
29 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today we welcome the scriptwriter, comedian and journalist Athena Kugblenu for a chat about getting older. Which is good, because Molly needed to hear...
The Trouble with Focus, featuring Tim Clare
23 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
This week I'm delighted to welcome Tim Clare, writer of fiction and non-fiction, for a chat about focus. We talk about planning, fractured focus &...
The Trouble with Self Promotion, featuring Alice Fraser
16 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Alice is an award winning comedy writer, Broadcaster, and performer. Listed in the Telegraph’s 50 Funniest Comedians of the 21st Century, her s...
The Trouble with Vulnerability, featuring Sophie Robinson
09 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
Today I'm talking to poet and novelist Sophie Robinson. Sophie's debut novel Prairie Oyster came out last week. Buy it from your local bookshop, or fr...
The Trouble with Productivity, Featuring Josie Long
02 Mar 2026
Contributed by Lukas
It's Josie Long! Josie is a stand-up comedian, writer and filmmaker. She has toured her live shows all over the world. She co-founded the charity Arts...
A CREATIVE ADVENTURE FOR JANUARY!
01 Dec 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Listen up troublemakers! From January 12th you're invited to join us for a refreshing, rejuvenating CREATIVE COURSE. Six weeks of prompts, activities ...
Answering YOUR questions with Grace Petrie and Molly Naylor
24 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this season 2 finale, Molly is joined by Grace Petrie to answer your questions and respond to your creative dilemmas. Thanks for listening to this ...
The Trouble with Saying No, featuring Kate Stables (This Is The Kit)
17 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Musician Kate Stables (This Is The Kit) joins Molly for a chat about saying no. Why it's hard to do in the moment, how to get better at it, what happe...
The Trouble with Time, featuring Ian McMillan
10 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's the bard of Barnsley himself, Mr. Ian McMillan! Ian is a poet and broadcaster. He presents The Verb on BBC R3 and has been a regular on ...
The Trouble with Priorities, featuring Holly Williams
03 Nov 2025
Contributed by Lukas
It's Holly Williams! Holly is a novelist, journalist and theatre critic. This week she joins Molly for a meandering chat about priorities. How do we m...
The Trouble with Ego, featuring Julie Hesmondhalgh
27 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
JULIE HESMONDHALGH! The legendary British actor (Broadchurch, The Pact, Happy Valley, Mr. Bates vs The Post Office, Coronation Street), writer and act...
The Trouble with Losing Heart, featuring Maria Ferguson
20 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Molly chats with Maria about losing heart. What happens in the weird lull after you've released a major piece of work? How do we keep caring when we'r...
The Trouble with Saying Yes featuring Ashley Hickson-Lovence
13 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Molly and Ashley as they discuss the pleasures and perils of SAYING YES. Why does Ashley say yes to EVERYTHING? What will make him say no more? S...
The Trouble with Indecision, Featuring Deborah Frances-White
05 Oct 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this conversation with award-winning writer and podcaster Deborah Frances-White, Molly and Deb discuss indecision, ego, the biggest obstacles to cr...
The Trouble with Sharing, featuring Rob Auton
28 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
In this episode with the sensational poet, comedian and artist Rob Auton, Rob and Molly talk about the performer's relationship with the audience. The...
The Trouble with Sensitivity, Featuring Adam Buxton
21 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Molly Naylor and Adam Buxton for a conversation about sensitivity, and the way it impedes (and sometimes enhances) our creativity. Also touched o...
The Trouble with Ideas, featuring Helen Zaltzman
14 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Helen Zaltzman (The Allusionist, Answer Me This) joins Molly to talk about IDEAS. Where do they come from, where do they go? How do we turn them into...
The Trouble with DIY, featuring Grace Petrie
07 Sep 2025
Contributed by Lukas
A lovely, rambling chat with singer and comedian Grace Petrie. Check out Grace on tour this autumn/winter - gracepetrie.com/gigs Join Molly's mailing ...
The Trouble with Money featuring Amy Mason
06 Jul 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Amy Mason joins Molly for the final episode of the first season of Making Trouble! We will be back in September with more guests, more chats, more tro...
The Trouble with Rejection featuring Roann Hassani McCloskey
29 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Molly is joined by theatre-maker, performer, writer and director Roann Hassani McCloskey for a chat about REJECTION. Yum!The quote Roann refers to but...
The Trouble with Anxiety Featuring Sara Barron
22 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
An honest, funny chat with the smart and insightful comedian and writer Sara Barron. The book Sara mentions is My Age of Anxiety by Scott Stossel. Lis...
The Trouble with Exposure Featuring Andrew McMillan
16 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy Andrew's new novel PITY here.Buy 'the famous one' here! Join Molly's mailing list to be kept up to date with her creative endeavours. Support the ...
The Trouble with Overwhelm Featuring Jessica Fostekew
09 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Comedian and writer Jessica Fostekew joins Molly to talk about focus and overwhelm. See Jess's new show ICONIC BREATH at the Edinburgh Festival Fringe...
The Trouble with Boundaries Featuring Amy Liptrot
02 Jun 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Read this beautiful review of The Outrun by Will Self. Buy The Instant here.Learn about The Snettisham Spectacular.Join Molly's mailing list to be kep...
The Trouble with Burnout Featuring Kate Fox
26 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Kate's work here.Explore her wonderful workshop offers here.Join Molly's mailing list to be kept up to date with her creative endeavours. Su...
The Trouble with Self Doubt featuring Joshua Idehen
19 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Joshua's work here. Buy his brilliant new book direct from his (and my) publishing house, Bad Betty Press. Here's Jessica, the poem by Polar...
The Trouble with Procrastination featuring Cariad Lloyd
12 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Buy Cariad's brilliant new book! Check out her podcast with Sara Pascoe, Sara and Cariad's Weirdos Book Club.Catch Grace Petrie on tour right now! Cat...
The Trouble with Writer's Block featuring Emma Healey
05 May 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Molly is joined by novelist Emma Healey, to discuss writer's block, the challenge of generating ideas and the truth about the nutritional value of pot...
The Trouble with The State of the World featuring Vanessa Kisuule
28 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Here are the mighty snacks we discuss early on. Not a sponsor. Would accept sponsorship. Here's Vanessa's brilliant poem Hollow, which I reference hal...
The Trouble with Ambition, featuring Rachel Parris
21 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Austentatious, the improvised Jane Austen novel. Buy Rachel's book Advice From Strangers here. Here's the song Rachel mentions, Tim Minchin ...
The Trouble with Family featuring Joe Dunthorne
14 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Check out Joe's book, Children of Radium, published by Hamish Hamilton. Here's a recent Guardian review to give you a sense of it. Here's a link to th...
Introducing Making Trouble
07 Apr 2025
Contributed by Lukas
Join Molly's mailing list to be kept up to date with her creative endeavours. Support the podcast on Patreon. Hosted on Acast. See acast.com/privacy f...